Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (Episode in the Life of an Artist) (Berlioz Hector)(Paperback)

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (Episode in the Life of an Artist) (Berlioz Hector)(Paperback)

Memoirs of Hector Berlioz (Berlioz)(Pevná vazba)

Larger than life - like his massive works - Berlioz was a seminal figure in the Romantic movement and his book is both a personal testament and an account of his role in that

Berlioz - The Making of an Artist 1803-1832 (Cairns David)(Paperback / softback)

Treatise on Instrumentation (Berlioz Hector)(Paperback)

2016 Reprint of 1948 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Berlioz's work was first published in 1843/4 in French, then reissued in 1855 in a revised and enlarged edition. It remains a landmark in the history of the symphony orchestra,

Inimitable Jeeves - (Jeeves & Wooster) (Wodehouse P.G.)(Paperback / softback)

A classic collection of linked stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman - in which Bertie's terrifying Aunt Agatha stalks the pages, seeking whom she may devour, while Bertie's friend Bingo Little falls in love

Body Artist (DeLillo Don)(Paperback / softback)

A sad, beautiful novel, The Body Artist is an elliptical meditation on the mysteries of love, life and

Mozart in Paris (Duchazeau Frantz)(Paperback)

A crucial episode from the life of the great composer--rendered in graphic novel form Color illustrations throughout In 1778, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) leaves Salzburg for Paris. The French capital promises to liberate the 22-yearold from the suffocating grip of his father and from a

Life of Michelangelo (Vasari Giorgio)(Paperback / softback)

One of the greatest biographies of an artist ever written, and akey document of the Renaissance. Written by a friend, fellowpainter and fellow

Close on the Heels of the Day (Conte Richard)(Paperback)

A gripping tale that takes the reader on a midnight odyssey in the erratic life of one: Hector Iorio. Encouraged by his parents to pursue a degree in Mathematics at a leading university, Hector chooses to stay his cherished ambition of making a career for himself as an artist. Embarking on his

Giallo Fantastique (Lockhart Ross E.)(Paperback)

An anthology of original strange stories at the intersection of crime, terror, and supernatural fiction. Inspired by and drawing from the highly stylized cinematic thrillers of Argento, Bava, and Fulci; American noir and crime fiction; and the grim fantasies of Edgar Allan Poe, Guy de Maupassant,

Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Sting of the Wasp (Rovin Jeff)(Paperback)

After an intelligence failure at Op-Center results in a major terrorist attack, director Chase Williams radically transforms the agency into a ground-breaking mobile strike force. It's a beautiful day in Manhattan as excited tourists board the floating Air & Space Museum on the USS Intrepid--until

Crown Dissected (Vickers Hugo)(Paperback / softback)

An episode-by-episode analysis of season 3 of The Crown TV series, explaining what really happened and what

The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood (Fraser Eugenie)(Paperback)

Episodes as romantic and dramatic as any in fiction fill this gripping story of a life in Russia before, during, and immediately after the RevolutionThe riveting story of two families separated in culture and geography but bound together by a Russian-Scottish marriage includes the purchase by the

The Life of Alfred Wallis (Russon Molly)(Pevná vazba)

An illustrated exploration of the life of British folk artist Alfred Wallis. This is the story of Cornish fisherman-turned-artist Alfred Wallis, whose paintings of boats from his past inspired the future of British modern art. Inspired by Wallis's crudely written letters to his friend and art

A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel (Starr Mel)(Paperback)

A further episode in the Unquiet Bones series, following the life and fortunes of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire Alan, the beadle of the manor of Bampton, had gone out at dusk to seek those who might violate curfew. When, the following morning, he had not returned home,

In Cold Blood (Bettany Jane)(Paperback)

'I read this in one sitting and loved every minute of it. The detective story reads like an episode of Vera.' 5 stars, NetGalley reviewerNo secret can stay buried forever...As the Whitworth family begin renovations on their new home, their plans are brought to an abrupt end when they discover a

Kahlo: Masters of Art (Hollmann Eckhard)(Paperback)

Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist. Although her body of work is relatively small, Frida Kahlo has inspired adoration and admiration that few other artists have attained. This accessible and elegant book offers full page reproductions of a

The Surprising Life of Constance Spry (Shephard Sue)(Paperback)

A riveting new biographythe first in 30 yearsof the influential floral artist and founder of the Cordon Bleu cooking school ''Dress by Schiaperelli, photographs by Cecil Beaton, flowers by Constance SpryThe decorator of the moment, the photographer of the moment, the florist of the momentwhat more

Carrington: A Life (Gerzina Gretchen Holbrook)(Paperback)

Here is an absorbing biography of the English artist Dora Carrington, who called herself simply 'Carrington'. She was a woman who made a vivid impression on those she met--she was portrayed (or caricatured), for example, in novels by Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, and Aldous Huxley. Hopelessly in

Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850-1960 (Jones Dan)(Paperback / softback)

An artist, working with a historian, uses digital techniques to bring to life 200 photographs of the defining events and personalities of the modern world. A mini edition of Dan Jones and Marina Amaral's The Colour of

The Private Life of the Romanoffs (Traill Seth)(Paperback)

This is an English translation of 'The Private Life of the Romanoffs,' originally published in German and written by Bernhard Stern. Within this volume, Stern explores the idea of the Romanoffs as tyrants, focusing on the various influences upon the rulers by their 'mistresses and favourites'. A

One Artist, One Material: Fifty Makers on Their Medium (Frame)(Paperback)

In an age of digital predominance, One Artist, One Material celebrates the limitations and possibilities of physical materials, by means of interviews with 50 world-renowned artists about their material of choice. Over the course of their careers, many artists develop a preference for a particular

Questions of Travel - William Morris in Iceland (Greenlaw Lavinia)(Paperback / softback)

The Victorian artist and activist William Morris travelled to Iceland in search of an answer to the problem of how to

Fear of Life (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

Fear of Life is an in-depth study of the human condition within modern